Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:
The Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC) is an association with 2700 members and member organisations in 40 countries. Founded in 1989 with the aim of promoting coastal conservation by bridging the gap between scientists, environmentalists, site managers, planners and policy makers, it has grown since then into the largest network of coastal practitioners and experts in Europe, with 15 National Branches and offices in seven countries. Our working area is Europe, the Mediterranean and Black Sea and other neighbouring regions.
The Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC) is dedicated to conserving and maintaining healthy seas and attractive coasts for both people and nature.
EUCC advocates best practice by developing coastal and marine policies, mobilising experts and stakeholders, providing advice and information, and implementing demonstration projects.
EUCC has been involved in the development of climate mitigation and adaptation policy and projects in Europe and globally since 2004, with further information available at the webpage http://www.eucc.net/en/climate_change/index.htm
EUCC is also engaged extensively in the development of sustainability policy and projects in Europe and globally, including involvement in the development of standalone Ocean Goal under the UN SDGs in 2014 in cooperation with the Global Oceans Forum. The Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC) is an association with 2700 members and member organisations in 40 countries. Founded in 1989 with the aim of promoting coastal conservation by bridging the gap between scientists, environmentalists, site managers, planners and policy makers, it has grown since then into the largest network of coastal practitioners and experts in Europe, with 15 National Branches and offices in seven countries. Our working area is Europe, the Mediterranean and Black Sea and other neighbouring regions. The Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC) is dedicated to conserving and maintaining healthy seas and attractive coasts for both people and nature. EUCC advocates best practice by developing coastal and marine policies, mobilising experts and stakeholders, providing advice and information, and implementing demonstration projects.

EUCC is a Society with 15 National Branches, an EUCC Council with one Member per National Branch, an EUCC Advisory Committee and an EUCC Executive Committee. The region is Europe and countries include:
Morocco
Israel
Sweden
Malta
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Finland
Croatia
Hungary
Iceland
Slovenia
Ireland
Turkey
Poland
Germany
Tunisia
Cyprus
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Greece
France
Belgium
Italy
Denmark
Netherlands
Egypt
Portugal

Please see the follow weblinks for further information:
http://www.eucc.net/en/projects_and_activities/index.htm
The EUCC is directly involved in formulating innovative European coastal and marine policy aimed at a sustainable use of the coastline whilst protecting areas of high natural values. The work is being primarily conducted in the European Union and the regional seas ? the eastern Atlantic seaboard, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. The integrated approach to coastal zone management and marine spatial planning relies on efficient flow of information - vertically and horizontally - as well as an informed public. The key to effective biodiversity conservation measures along the coast is information as well: public awareness needs to be built among the general public and the youth on the value and fragility of coastal systems. This is why EUCC is increasingly joining and initiating communication projects and activities.

Some projects and activities are as follows:
1. Integrated Coastal Zone Management and sustainable development in coastal areas and waters Projects SUSTAIN LitusGo OURCOAST CoastLearn Agriculture, Biodiversity and Participation in the Cap des Trois Fourches (ABIPA C3F) Activities ICZM Progress Indicator set The benefits of ICZM Information Data Management (IDM) Working Group
2. Marine Management & Maritime Planning Projects KnowSeas Mosselwad Dolphin Saver MARCOM+ Activities EUCC Marine Team Guidelines for Dolphinaria Venice Platform
3. Coast and Climate Projects Carbon Sequestration & Biodiversity. EAF supported implementation of biodiversity objectives that can contribute to emission reduction aims ACCMA ? Climate Change Adaptation in Morocco IMCORE Activities EUCC Articles and Presentations on Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change for Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Energy and Water EUCC on Energy Use and Carbon Footprint Reduction
4. The development of European Coastal and Marine Ecological Networks Activities European Dune Network Dnester Delta EECONET Action Fund Implementation of the EU Nature directives in the marine environment Poland Oder Delta Nature Park Important projects completed in the recent past are:
5. Projects
CAP NADOR - Coastal Action Plan for the Province of Nador Coastal Code
Coastal Practice Network Conservation of Rusne island in the Nemunas delta, Lithuania
Corepoint
ECMEN
ENCORA
ENRISK
EUROSION
HELCOM ICZM in the Black sea ICZM in the Oder delta ICZM in Romania
Integrated Coastal Area & River Management Linking ICZM to Biodiversity Motiive
Pan European Ecological Network Map (N.E. Europe)
Pan European Ecological Network Map (S.E. Europe)
PECMEC PLANCOAST Romania Quality of Coastal Towns
SEENET: Facilitating the establishment of the Pan?European Ecological Network Sustainable tourism in Russia Ten for Nature The development of an indicative, ecologically coherent network of sub-tida
l Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Bulgaria and Romania
Extensive involvement in the development of standalone Ocean Goal under the UN SDGs in 2014 in cooperation with the Global Oceans Forum

Please see the follow weblinks for further information:
http://www.eucc.net/en/projects_and_activities/index.htm Yes - EUCC-AnnualReport-financial-statement-20131.pdf EUCC is a Society with 15 National Branches, an EUCC Council with one Member per National Branch, an EUCC Advisory Committee and an EUCC Executive Committee. Members of the Governing Body are as follows.

All parties other than the EUCC Executive Committee are resident in Netherlands.

The EUCC Executive Committee is composed as follows:

President:
Gerald Schernewski (DE)
Vice-President: Pierpaolo Campostrini (IT)
Members: Yvonne Battiau-Queney (FR)
International Secretary: Francisco Taveira Pinto (PT)
Treasurer: Fred van der Vegte (NL)


Management team Members
Albert Salman, Maria Ferreira, Robert Steenbergen
Responsibilities: management of the organization, coordination of all units, staff and projects


Executive Director (position to be filled)
Responsibilities: Executive management (CEO), overall strategy, relations with EUCC president, board, national branches, council, ECNC, IUCN

Unit General Affairs unit
Head Robert Steenbergen (HR and Fundraising)
Staff Jakkus van der Salm, Iris Pasman, Astrid Dol, Ben Overdevest, Cecile Zoetemelk, René Beckerschmidt
Responsibilities: Personnel, Office, Finances, Administration Operational management X-Pierience, Personnel, Office, ICT, Administration (a.i.)

Unit International Programme
Head Maria Ferreira
Staff Joana Mira Veiga, Erik Devilee
Responsibilities: international coastal & marine policy related projects and activities

Unit Sustainable Development
Head Albert Salman
Staff Marija Pejcic, Nico den Hollander, Irma Schutten.
Responsibilities: international projects and activities, especially the QualityCoast and QualityTourism programme

Unit Kust & Zee (Dutch national branch of EUCC Int?l)
Staff Erik van Dijk, Freddy van der Brugge (freelance, K&Z Gids), Joos Versfelt, Marije Siemensma, Lotte Kauffman
Responsibilities: national projects and activities EUCC-Statutes-Englishversion1.pdf